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Eating Out in Amsterdam
Amsterdam has many excellent restaurants, cafes and bars to suit every budget and taste - from Michelin star establishments to cheap self service restaurants. Dutch cuisine is not exactly wordly renowned - with a menu usually based on meat or fish, potatoes and vegetables - and some additional influences from both Mediterranean and Indonesian cuisine. Other typical Dutch foods include pancakes, split-pea soup, raw herring and Flemish chips with mayonnaise. |
To sample authentic local cuisine try eating in a simple Dutch eetcafe (literally a cafe-bar which serves food, equivalent to pub food). For good Chinese and Thai food head to the area around Zeedijk not far from Central station. The top restaurants in Amsterdam include Ciel Bleu at the Okura, Ron Blaauw on Kerkstraat and La Rive at the Amstel. Jamie Oliver's Fifteen is also popular and there are a few very good Japanese teppanyaki restaurants in town as well. |
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For those on a budget there are many places where you can grab a cheap meal - check out some reviews below. Note, no smoking laws are in force in bars and restaurants (and all public buildings and workplaces) throughout the Netherlands.
| Organic Food: | |
| Organic Restaurants in Amsterdam | |
| Listing of establishments with organic menus. | |
| Organic Food Shopping in Amsterdam | |
| Our guide to shopping and eating healthy in Amsterdam. | |
| De Kas Restaurant | |
| Unique organic restaurant in a converted greenhouse not far from Amstel station. | |
| Betty's Vegetarian Restaurant | |
| Small organic veggie restaurant in Amsterdam south. | |
| Cheap Eats: | |
| 6 Cheap Eats in Amsterdam | |
| Suggestions for budget meals out in Amsterdam. | |
| Vapiano | |
| Excellent, cheap Italian self-service chain restaurant at the OBA library. | |
| V&D La Place Restaurant Rokin | |
| Popular self-service restaurant with good fresh food at reasonable prices. | |
| V&D La Place OBA Library | |
| Great views from this 7th floor restaurant / terrace at Amsterdam's main library. | |
| Bijenkorf Kitchen | |
| Self-service restaurant in the Bijenkorf department store near Dam Square. | |
| Bagels & Beans | |
| Excellent bagels, juices and coffee at this Dutch cafe chain. | |
| Wagamama in Amsterdam | |
| Popular international noodle bar chain with 2 locations in Amsterdam. | |
| Other Restaurants / Cafes: | |
| Bazar Amsterdam | |
| Large Turkish / Arabic style restaurant in De Pijp district. | |
| De Jaren Grand Cafe | |
| Cool cafe hangout near Muntplein with upstairs restaurant and outdoor terrace. | |
| Metz Cafe Amsterdam | |
| Cafe on the top of Metz department store with good panoramic views. | |
